Twenty seven communities in Region Ten will benefit from works to be done by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) for the first time there.
According to a GINA press release, Chief Executive Officer of the NDIA, Frederick Flatts, said that a large excavator and two smaller ones have been deployed to the Region to assist with drainage and irrigation works.
“We are seeking to do enough works in Linden to make it possible for people to plant and so people can be more self-sufficient,” the release quoted Flatts as saying.
Flatts however noted that residential areas including Block 22 and Coomacka have drainage problems that require long term solutions with which the NDIA is prepared to assist, the release said.
He added that while significant improvements in the drainage systems have been recorded, there is still more to be done, taking into consideration the important roles that other key farming and agriculture stakeholders play in the process.
“In terms of persons being able to plant more in Linden, it takes more than just drainage and irrigation. There are other areas that have to be addressed but we are seeking to do our part from the NDIA in terms of drainage and irrigation.
If they need to do more works, we have the ability to hire equipment and to get those works done,” the release quoted the CEO as saying.
